Ancient Greek word of the day:

μοιρα, -ας f. (moira) = destiny

Roman fresco of Dido abandoned by Aeneas, 1st c. AD, from the House of Meleager, Pompeii.

Naples National Archaeological Museum.

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painting inspirations

Aeneas defeats Turnus, Luca Giordano / The Combat between Aeneas and Turnus, Aureliano Milani / Destruction, Thomas Cole /The Spoliarium, Juan Luna

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Digital painting - Peter Heals The Paralytic Aeneas

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Giulio Bonasone, Aeneas Carries Anchises from the Burning City of Troy, c. 1545 https://t.co/ZyJWtameao

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Y'all wanna see what I accidentally broke Varae with today
Prince Aeneas but Geralt of Rivia styled

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Haha have MORE red characters! Because I wanted to not only show Rheneas, but... come on I wanna show off more cute James. Shut up. XD ❤️ https://t.co/e8pvgwqybA

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Eneas con Anquises y Ascanio.

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5 Art of Aeneas in 2 months
Meanwhile jayme:

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Creusa appearing to Aeneas

Rare mezzotint engraved by Valentine Green after Maria Cosway.

Aeneas tries to put his arms around Cerusa.

In the lower left are the flames of Troy burning.

Published 1781 in London.

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– 29 April 🧵

“uror, ut inducto ceratae sulpure taedae,
ut pia fumosis addita tura focis.
Aeneas oculis semper vigilantis inhaeret;
Aenean animo noxque quiesque refert.
ille quidem male gratus et ad mea munera surdus,...

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🚂 Skarloey, Rheneas (humanized)

Here are some Very Old Boys!

(took a lot of inspiration from historical outfits for their "uniform")

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Mercury, from Mercury Exhorting Aeneas to Leave Carthage, 1757

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To call him to action, to do the right thing and reach what will be Rome one day, the spirits of not just Aeneas' ancestors but also his descendants appear to him in invocation, calling him to action so the glory of Rome be done.

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Rheneas my beloved gallant little engine

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🚂 More Skarloey and Rheneas! (humanized)

Trying to get used to drawing them...also testing out new brushes

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Single combat was no novel concept for Alexander the Great's generals. Homeric precedents inspired them since childhood; ‘noble’ duels between figures like Hector and Achilles, Hector and Ajax or Diomedes and Aeneas motivated commanders to slay leading enemies by their own hand.

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1 - Honestly a tough one, they're all great.

I've always had a soft spot for James, but my heart does lie with the narrow gauge - and this is definitely swayed by my experiences with the real engines I will not lie - probably Rheneas or Sir Handel.

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Thank you so much to for this headshot of my WoL Aeneas!

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